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    Benjamin Verdery: A Montage of a Classical Guitarist
    Benjamin Verdery: A Montage of a Classical Guitarist
    Benjamin Verdery: A Montage of a Classical Guitarist
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    Benjamin Verdery: A Montage of a Classical Guitarist

    By Thomas Donahue

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    This book honors classical guitarist Benjamin Verdery, professor at the Yale School of Music. It contains personal reflections from his friends and colleagues illustrating Verdery's influence on his peers, his students, and the classical guitar world; features of his musical career; and characteristics of his personality.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRowmanLittlefield
    Release dateMay 23, 2018
    ISBN9780761870388
    Benjamin Verdery: A Montage of a Classical Guitarist

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